Dear friendly networking nerds: I have a 1,300 sq ft apartment. I have an unusual number of concrete walls throughout. The fibre ONT is in the kitchen, and the WiFi signal does not reach everywhere. Most of our devices are WiFi 6 or 6E. What consumer mesh networking product would you recommend?

I've had a really tough day. My job is based on negative feedback. The knowledge library may as well be written in ancient greek, it's indecipherable at times. I deal with the public. I fucking hate the public. I go home moody, and it's likely very rough for @jellbean77.bsky.social to live with.

US patent 12,493,397 by Nintendo: a patent on summoning and battling with "sub-characters." It's meant to protect Pokemon IP. I wonder what Hasbro, et al think about this. Could 50 years of Summoning spells in RPGs possibly be infringing on Nintendo's new patent? archive.org/details/1240...

I've had a really terrible day at work, and I couldn't let it go and leave it at work. It's been haunting me all night. I had a great weekend, though. I turned 50, and sang karaoke.

A sneak peek of what the #EpsteinFiles release will look like later this week:

Gather 'round children, and I'll spin a yarn of a time when a company let you walk in their doors and get help from a live human in real time without making an appointment beforehand on the internet.

www.cbc.ca/player/play/... Barry decided to do some sightseeing in Canada earlier this month. @thelifeofsharks.com

You got that right; anyone who only has half a brain would do so. My apologies to any half-brained who identify as Democrat and any full-witted Republicans, should either of those exist.

Behold: a woman.

35% on Canadian goods? With a threat for a point-for-point increases if Canadians reciprocate? FUCK YOU. Just when I think I've had enough of this orange turd, they go and raise the bar. I hope those billionaires and war crime dictators you saddle up with chew you up and spit you out. FUCK. YOU.

I know it's illegal in Canada, but I want a Bluetooth signal jammer I can point at people who walk around blaring shitty music from a speaker in their backpack. I'd pay double if I could hijack the signal to broadcast "WARNING: This man is a DOUCHEBAG!"

Del Monte filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today. Holy shit. www.cnn.com/2025/07/02/f...

Why is it so freaking hard to set up a TURN server on my home lab? I just want NextCloud Talk to work.

Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state. That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress: Sit back and do absolutely nothing.

While I loved my job, the new manager that came in February has made things absolutely miserable for me. It's devestating but I truly felt I never really settled in so if anyone has any remote leads in Canada send em my way!

My boo @jellbean77.bsky.social specifically asked for these roses on her birthday. Tonight, we put it together!

A headline from Hell. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

Because ground coffee prices have doubled within five years, I'm willing to wean myself off caffeine to save a few bucks. A quick googling suggested roasted barley tea, or chicory - but what's important is it should taste like black coffee. Recommendations welcome. Just not tea, please.

Needed affirmation, turned to Chat GPT.

I feel seen.

Dear federal PCs: please stop it with your attack ads. They egregious, annoying, and lack any form of good taste. To me, I hear your message as "We like to assign blame" as your choice for party platform. I've seen middle school kids with better manners. Grow up. #cdnpoli

So, about two weeks ago, I was laid off work. I have a good severance package and supportive people, so I'm not worried about the money in the short term. In the long term, yeah, I gotta find work - but I don't think a CSR job will be an easy score. Need to pivot the skills into something else.

The great thing about Liberals is that they lose gracefully. The horrible thing about Tories is that they count on Liberals to lose gracefully while they play dirty. I am not looking forward to the snap election at the end of the month. #onpoli

I have a small and embarrassing problem with flatulence. Everybody farts, I know. But I feel like I fart a lot. Early this morning I rolled over in my sleep and farted. My partner @jellbean77.bsky.social then rolled over and farted in my general direction. "Oh yeah? So there!" This is love.

I have a feeling there's a tactic in use in both Canadian and US politics. I call it "outrage fatigue." Similar to "rage farming," the goal is to cause outrage after outrage so that more common bad behaviour loses your attention. To get you to react angrily all the time, so you will get tired.

Is there a patreon or youtube channel devoted to anachronistic music for a fantasy #TTRPG? Like how Westworld covered Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun on an untuned player piano. But, fantasy themed is what I'm looking for.

Can anyone share with me a wonderful experience they've had? With all the gloomy news about fires, election results, crime, and the latest discovered crop of rich & famous sexual predators, I want something positive as a palate cleanser.

I've been playing around with D&D Beyond's Sigil VTT beta test, and it's quite clear to me that I do not have enough close friends.

This ~ 💯%

As a bottom tier employee, how does one approach the corporate C-suite (my boss seven times removed) to firmly and politely tell them to fuck off?

Remember, it’s okay for radio, cable, local news, newspapers, podcasts, youtube, facebook, and twitter to be right wing echo chambers. But IT IS NOT OKAY for a new app that’s starting to gain traction to be a left wing echo chamber. NO NO NO NOT FAIR! 😠 😭

Okay, I'm here. What are we doing?